Settlers Film Club "Trouble is My Business"

TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS (PG*) is a feature film by first time documentary director Juliette Veber          who spent a year at Auckland high school Aorere College capturing the trials, successes and failures of the students as they struggled to cope in the NZ school system. She filmed everyday for six months developing a remarkably close rapport with Mr Peach, the students and their families. The kids aren’t afraid of Juliette or her camera and they lay bare their lives for the film. Veber focuses her compassionate and unwavering gaze on charismatic Mr Peach and through him she provides a shocking, intense but often humorous insight  into the lives of the students and the social, family and cultural challenges preventing them from getting successfully through high school and into some sort of future they can take a real pride in.                                                                                                                      (* contains some bad language and drug references)

"a thought-provoking and often very moving report from education's frontline..." "...a compelling watch"
Peter Calder, NZ Herald

"Every parent should see this film....I just loved this" "I'm going home this afternoon to watch it again!"  Paul Holmes, Newstalk ZB

"...an essential watch, a moving film about real people and real issues."
Andrew Hedley, Flicks.co.nz

“This is a terrific piece of work. Funny, entertaining... downright moving.”
Graeme Tuckett, Dominion Post

PLUS Short Film "Oratia My Valley"(12 mins) made by year 5/6 pupils at Oratia School